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Battery warnings rank right up there as some of the most boring dialogs on earth. How many times have you seen the “20% of battery remaining” alert and just mindlessly tapped it away? Spotted by Gizmodo, College Humor has a great clip showing battery warnings that’ll force you to take notice of the fact that…
According to a report in TechCrunch, the FCC will look into the legality of a law that bans the unlocking of cell phones. The law went into effect this year after the Library of Congress removed the cell phone unlock exemption from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The “ban raises competition concerns; it raises innovation…
James Cheshire, Ed Manley, and Oliver O’Brien of the University College London’s Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) thave eamed up with John Barratt of Trendsmap to create a map of New York that shows the languages of the tweets that are flowing out from the city. Though 95% of tweets in New York are…
Blendtec announced today that Tom Dickson, founder of Blendtec and host of the popular “Will It Blend?” video series, is leaving his position as CEO of the company. Dickson stepped away from the daily task of running the company and will serve as a member of the board of directors. No word on what will happen…
The cell phone unlocking petition is a mere 100 signatures away from reaching the 100,000 level needed to have the petition considered by the White House. The “We The People” petition program lets US citizens create petitions that will be reviewed by the Executive office. According to TheNextWeb, the petition was started by Sina Khanifar, who is the…
Smartphones. Phablets. Tablets. With so many devices in our hands and pockets, the area has grown fast, but beyond the constant upgrades of screen sizes and CPU cores, something is still missing. It’s time to start thinking about what else these devices can do for us, and using them as remotes for the world around…
Last week, English newscaster Laura Smart was so enthralled with her titillating texts that she accidentally fell into a canal. The story made headlines when it happened, and it took a turn for the hilarious when The Telegraph obtained CCTV video footage of the incident. According to a report in CNET, Smart has been able…
Flagging down a taxi in New York City can be a pain sometimes, so it’s no surprise that the Empire State is looking to ease the stress. A pilot program headed by New York City Taxi and the Limousine Commission announced today that it will vote on usage of a smartphone apps that’ll summon taxis.…
Autocorrect on smartphones can be amazingly helpful or infuriatingly difficult. It can also be incredibly funny when the feature goes wonky and people start sending unintended phrases to their friends and family. Popular blog Damn You Auto Correct compiles these online gaffes and has combed through their user submissions to pick their top eleven texts…
Do you remember that phone that went viral a few years ago? The Pomegranate? Everybody considered it their dream phone and some people even thought it was real and wanted to pre-order it. It featured a coffee brewer, built-in shaver, built-in harmonica, built-in projector, global voice translator, and all the regular features of a smartphone…